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Cal Biesecker
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UncategorizedBriefing
The Government Accountability Office has rejected a protest by Lovelace Scientific and Technical Services over the Department of Homeland Security’s potential 10-year, $481 million award last fall to Battelle Memorial […]
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BudgetWhite House Proposing Major Increase In Federal Cyber Security Spending
The Obama administration today will propose a federal budget request for FY ’17 that includes more than $19 billion for cyber security efforts, a 35 percent increase over FY ’16 […]
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Business/FinancialTSA Sees Near And Mid-Term Opportunities To Introduce Open Systems Architecture To Screening Equipment
McLEAN, VA—The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) sees potential for including open architecture standards in some of its existing security equipment within the next year while beginning to infuse a more […]
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Business/FinancialCubic Swings To Loss In First Quarter; Completes GATR Acquisition
Cubic Corp. [CUB] on Thursday reported a net loss in its opening quarter and a slight drop in sales and the company this week also closed the acquisition of a […]
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Business/FinancialCACI Reports Higher Sales And Earnings In Second Quarter
CACI International [CACI] on Wednesday reported higher sales and earnings in its second quarter driven by organic growth and lower interest expenses and taxes. Net income soared 23 percent to […]
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Business/FinancialArlington Capital To Acquire iRobot’s Defense And Security Business
Arlington Capital Partners on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire the military and security ground robotics operations of iRobot [IRBT] and is turning its focus to its home robots […]
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CongressCRS Analyst Estimates $1 Billion In Savings If Coast Guard Shifts Shipbuilding To Multiyear Contracts
The Coast Guard could save up to $1.2 billion in its acquisition budget if its shifts several new and ongoing shipbuilding projects to some form of multiyear contracting, a naval […]
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Business/FinancialHarris Swings To Loss In Second Quarter On Oil And Gas Woes
Harris Corp. [HRS] on Tuesday reported a net loss in its second quarter due to a write down in one of its businesses that supplies communications systems to the reeling […]
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BudgetCommittee Says Bollinger Only Bidder For Second Phase Of FRC Program
Bollinger Shipyards, the shipbuilder on the current contract to build 32 of a planned buy of 58 new Coast Guard patrol boats, is the only bidder on a recompetition for […]
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BudgetHouse Approves Coast Guard Authorization Bill
The House on Monday unanimously approved a two-year bill that authorizes the Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission through FY ’17, sending the legislation to President Barack Obama for his […]